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and then he left libya. he went back at the height of the fighting, he was with the rebels in benghazi. before there was sort of an official consulate and establishment there. and that obviously prior to being appointed as ambassador. he knew benghazi. he knew the rebels in benghazi. he felt very comfortable there. this is not your typical sort of starched white shirt ambassador. this was a guy who was a real professional. who rolled his sleeves up, who wanted to help the libyans get the freedom that they have fought for. and so, it's an extraordinary loss not only for the state department, and obviously chris' family, but for the country. my only experience there has been libya was in a very fragile security situation and really needs the attention and support of the international community. and so, look, unfortunately, it will now get the attention it needed before this tragedy. it will get it now, because of this. >> right, fran, by all accounts chris stevens was a very special man with a very special aff
and then he left libya. he went back at the height of the fighting, he was with the rebels in benghazi. before there was sort of an official consulate and establishment there. and that obviously prior to being appointed as ambassador. he knew benghazi. he knew the rebels in benghazi. he felt very comfortable there. this is not your typical sort of starched white shirt ambassador. this was a guy who was a real professional. who rolled his sleeves up, who wanted to help the libyans get the...
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the two war ships off the coast of libya, back in libya. they are there, equipped with tomahawk missiles, ready to go if enough intelligence is collected, of course, and the president orders an into action. what seems to be emerging in libya is this belief of growing intelligence that some type of al qaeda-related affiliate or sympathizing group was responsible for the attack in benghazi. what you have? unmanned drones flying over eastern libya collecting intelligence. we are told every effort is being made to look at all of the intelligence, intercepts, communications, overhead imagery. see what they can locate, determine who was responsible and then they have these options now in place quite candidly to present to president obama. if there is some type of action, it can be done two ways. it can be done by libyan security forces, perhaps, but now the piece is in place in case the decision is made to move ahead with u.s. military force. >> barbara starr at the pentagon. u.s. war ships off the coast. thank you so much for giving us the lates
the two war ships off the coast of libya, back in libya. they are there, equipped with tomahawk missiles, ready to go if enough intelligence is collected, of course, and the president orders an into action. what seems to be emerging in libya is this belief of growing intelligence that some type of al qaeda-related affiliate or sympathizing group was responsible for the attack in benghazi. what you have? unmanned drones flying over eastern libya collecting intelligence. we are told every effort...
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. >> and, and a major development in libya. the first arrests in connection with the attack that killed two well-respected american diplomats and two former navy s.e.a.l.s. >> want to begin our worldwide coverage this morning out of cairo with ian lee. ian talk to me a little bit about this world via twitter from the muslim brotherhood that they are announcing the protests will only be held in tahrir square. why is that? >> well, brook, what the muslim brotherhood is saying, is that by canceling the protests around egypt, they hope to curb any violence that happens from those protests. but they said they're holding a symbolic protest in tahrir square. they also added that because it's symbolic, means there's not going to be a lot of people, a low turnout. you know, they can't have one protest in one place. that's going to draw people. but right now in tahrir square what we're seeing, we're seeing a couple thousand people in the square. so low numbers, according to egypt standards. not really the numbers we've seen in previous p
. >> and, and a major development in libya. the first arrests in connection with the attack that killed two well-respected american diplomats and two former navy s.e.a.l.s. >> want to begin our worldwide coverage this morning out of cairo with ian lee. ian talk to me a little bit about this world via twitter from the muslim brotherhood that they are announcing the protests will only be held in tahrir square. why is that? >> well, brook, what the muslim brotherhood is saying,...
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arwa damon joins us from libya. if, in fact, it was terror, arwa, brought about by whom exactly, do they know? >> reporter: at this point in time, no, soledad, they don't. and it's been over a week since that attack, in fact, did take pla place. the libyan government saying they have questioned at least 50 individuals, none of whom they say were directly involved in that assault on the u.s. consulate. but they do believe that extremists were involved in this attack. what is especially concerning, though, is that at this point in time they do not possess the capabilities to specifically go after these particular organizations. this attack that took place was not an isolated incident. there had been numerous attacks against western interests in the months leading up to what happened on september 11th. you have the attack against the consulate itself in june. you then had attacks on the c convoy of the british ambassador and libyan officials are telling us they specifically expressed these concerns on numerous occasion
arwa damon joins us from libya. if, in fact, it was terror, arwa, brought about by whom exactly, do they know? >> reporter: at this point in time, no, soledad, they don't. and it's been over a week since that attack, in fact, did take pla place. the libyan government saying they have questioned at least 50 individuals, none of whom they say were directly involved in that assault on the u.s. consulate. but they do believe that extremists were involved in this attack. what is especially...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. u.s. officials say lost amid the tragedy and dramatic headlines was the fact that most were not massive protests. but crowds numbering in the hundreds, sometimes in the thousands. >> the mobs we've seen on the outside of these embassies are a small minority. they're the ones who have largely lost in these emerging democratic processes. >> reporter: susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., said the attacks on u.s. targets began as spontaneous protests, rejecting earlier claims they were part of a plot to coincide with last week's anniversary of 9/11. the anti-american protests have fast become the obama administration's most pressing foreign policy crisis. but the white house faces other urgent challenges in the region. on sunday, four u.s. soldiers were killed in afghanistan. the latest in a breakout of insider attacks where afghan forces target nato troops. and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu continued to ratchet pressure on washington to set a red line for iran, claiming ir
consulate in benghazi, libya. u.s. officials say lost amid the tragedy and dramatic headlines was the fact that most were not massive protests. but crowds numbering in the hundreds, sometimes in the thousands. >> the mobs we've seen on the outside of these embassies are a small minority. they're the ones who have largely lost in these emerging democratic processes. >> reporter: susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., said the attacks on u.s. targets began as spontaneous...
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libya around the state department. and i think his word about his safety, and the comfort level he had, because of his relationship with the libyan leaders probably carried a lot of weight in the system. and in retrospect, i think probably carried too much weight. but that's one of the things they'll have to look at. it's a tragedy for a man who did so much for libya, and did so much for the revolution of -- democratic revolution to be killed in the very country he was so proud to be posted at. >> there's a new ad that's running in pakistan, apparently at a cost of $70,000. i want to play a little piece of it. >> since our founding, the united states has been a nation that respects all faiths. we reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. >> let me state very clearly, and i hope it is obvious, that the united states government had absolutely nothing to do with this video. we absolutely reject its content, and message. >> so tease are obviously just strung together press conferences that they're tr
libya around the state department. and i think his word about his safety, and the comfort level he had, because of his relationship with the libyan leaders probably carried a lot of weight in the system. and in retrospect, i think probably carried too much weight. but that's one of the things they'll have to look at. it's a tragedy for a man who did so much for libya, and did so much for the revolution of -- democratic revolution to be killed in the very country he was so proud to be posted at....
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she'll also meet with the president of libya. meeting with the presidents of pakistan and afghanistan. all these countries where there have been these raging anti-american protests. what goes on in the halls of the u.n. is one thing. then these kind of side meetings is really going to be where the u.s. is going to get all its business done. >> when i was talking to nick burns earlier this morning, former ambassador to nato, he was saying in spite of what we've been hearing in part from piers morgan's interview with ahmadinejad, david, he said ahmadinejad is grasping at straws, losing power. what we're seeing in these interviews -- i want to play a chunk of that. >> i just don't think he's got the political power right now in iran. he's made absolutely outrageous statements about israel. he's not the most powerful person in his own society. that's the supreme leader. i think he's really a defeated figure. in his own country he'll be out of office next year. he says things to get attention but they rarely make sense. >> do you thin
she'll also meet with the president of libya. meeting with the presidents of pakistan and afghanistan. all these countries where there have been these raging anti-american protests. what goes on in the halls of the u.n. is one thing. then these kind of side meetings is really going to be where the u.s. is going to get all its business done. >> when i was talking to nick burns earlier this morning, former ambassador to nato, he was saying in spite of what we've been hearing in part from...
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what we've seen is al qaeda targeted and assassinated our ambassador in libya. that's -- that's the case. and then he called that a bump in the road. these are four dead american bodies who are in the road. so i think he's absolutely wrong there. when he talks about pulling out of iraq, what we now know is that his military advisers said leave people in iraq. 15,000. he wasn't able to accomplish that so right now, iran is flying supplies to syria over iraqi air space, which shouldn't be happening. but it's being done to supply the syrians, who are massacring their people. this president has failed on foreign policy. >> so, elise, maybe we can throw up some of these poll numbers. we know on foreign policy, actually, when compared to the job that the american people think the president is doing versus what mitt romney would do, he significantly beats him. romney, even though some of those numbers have fallen over the last, you know, couple weeks or so. but not significantly. and not very far outside the standard deviation. so, what do you think that -- do you agre
what we've seen is al qaeda targeted and assassinated our ambassador in libya. that's -- that's the case. and then he called that a bump in the road. these are four dead american bodies who are in the road. so i think he's absolutely wrong there. when he talks about pulling out of iraq, what we now know is that his military advisers said leave people in iraq. 15,000. he wasn't able to accomplish that so right now, iran is flying supplies to syria over iraqi air space, which shouldn't be...
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to stage attacks into libya, as she said. i don't think we should deplore any aqam here. they probably were involved. they are opportunistic. unfortunately, this consulate was in a rented facility, and my guess is that we will learn that there should have been more security. but there's no such thing as 100% security. and some senior state department aides point out, our soldiers who are very well trained and well armed unfortunately can get killed, so why can't diplomats? i'm not recommending this and i'm horrified, be vulnerable too. >> you do talk about an asymmetrical attack, you talk about all the signs of terrorism, yet the president himself has been very reluctant to use the word "terrorism." republicans have been very critical about the fact that he hasn't really seemed to use it at all. he was asked directly about this on "the view." let's listen to what he said there. >> there's no doubt that the kind of weapons that were used, the ongoing assault, that it wasn't just a mob action. >> why not call it terrorism? why
to stage attacks into libya, as she said. i don't think we should deplore any aqam here. they probably were involved. they are opportunistic. unfortunately, this consulate was in a rented facility, and my guess is that we will learn that there should have been more security. but there's no such thing as 100% security. and some senior state department aides point out, our soldiers who are very well trained and well armed unfortunately can get killed, so why can't diplomats? i'm not recommending...
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he spoke with leaders from egypt, libya, yemen, a number of other countries just last week in the wake of events in the heeft. this is an everyday part of his job. and he takes -- he relishes it. he does it with gusto. he has very strong relations with a number of these leaders. >> yet there is a feeling that he doesn't have deep personal relationships with a lot of foreign leaders. which of the foreign leaders is he closest to? >> i think he's very close to a number of our nato allies. to the president of turkey, to a number of leaders across the gulf, and asia. again, you know, i just think it's -- to wage that criticism, it's -- it's not based on the actual facts. and my, you know, witnessing of the president in action tells me that he has very, very close and warm relations with a number of his counterparts around the world. and he works at those relationships. he invests in those relationships. >> michele, we should show some of these latest polls show the president with a lead in some of these swing states, like ohio, and florida, and pennsylvania, in some cases a double digit le
he spoke with leaders from egypt, libya, yemen, a number of other countries just last week in the wake of events in the heeft. this is an everyday part of his job. and he takes -- he relishes it. he does it with gusto. he has very strong relations with a number of these leaders. >> yet there is a feeling that he doesn't have deep personal relationships with a lot of foreign leaders. which of the foreign leaders is he closest to? >> i think he's very close to a number of our nato...
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consulate in libya. netanyahu has been pressuring the president to handle the nuclear threat from iran by drawing a red line. now the president so far has not obliged. so israeli prime minister drew his own red line yesterday with the entire world watching. >> where should a red line be drawn? a red line should be drawn right here. . before, before iran completes the second stage of nuclear enrichment. necessary to make a bomb. >> netanyahu warned it would be too late to stop iran from making a nuclear bomb if something isn't done before next summer. >>> police are trying to figure out why a gunman went on a deadly rampage inside a minneapolis sign company. the death toll rising this morning. the shooting killing four people before turning the gun on himself. it happened around 4:30 yesterday afternoon at the accent signage systems building on the north side of minneapolis. the shooter has not been identified. >>> the band at texas southern university has been suspended as the school investigates possibl
consulate in libya. netanyahu has been pressuring the president to handle the nuclear threat from iran by drawing a red line. now the president so far has not obliged. so israeli prime minister drew his own red line yesterday with the entire world watching. >> where should a red line be drawn? a red line should be drawn right here. . before, before iran completes the second stage of nuclear enrichment. necessary to make a bomb. >> netanyahu warned it would be too late to stop iran...
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this is kind of the post libya comment. because i remember being in this exact position in september of 2000. we came out of the conventions, gore had a good convention, stepped on our bounce. we were three points down. everybody was firing guns at the campaign, saying we should all be fired. i'm familiar with this condition. and -- but when the tape comment came out, it really gave me pause. when you start cynically writing off half the country as victims, that's not big. that's not presidential. that's not the sort of thing that we want to hear from a president. so, there's a lot of us, i think, who are republicans and independents who have been waiting for a moment, either at the convention, the convention speech, didn't really see it there. maybe it will happen in the debates. but, unfortunately, i'm afraid that this moment of the tapes reveals a side of romney -- we were waiting for a moment of revelation. this, unfortunately, is one. but not the kind we were looking for. >> erick erickson, we were talking to him a lit
this is kind of the post libya comment. because i remember being in this exact position in september of 2000. we came out of the conventions, gore had a good convention, stepped on our bounce. we were three points down. everybody was firing guns at the campaign, saying we should all be fired. i'm familiar with this condition. and -- but when the tape comment came out, it really gave me pause. when you start cynically writing off half the country as victims, that's not big. that's not...
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they're exhausted, very tired of dealing with the mitt romney fallout, between the statements about libya, between the politico article and this, they're tired of having to respond to these process questions. they're trying to move on and reboot but don't get the chance to. >> we keep talking about this. we should be talking about something else. >> that's called spin. >> the thing i would say is that they have had a problem driving a message this whole time. it is not just because these things keep popping up. it's also because they have had a problem driving a message. >> john makes an excellent point. i've worked in these campaigns and you have stuff coming at you so fast. and when it's every day, day in, day out when you're on the defense it's almost impossible to get back up on your feet. >> you need to campaign like i do. tell the truth. wait. when you tell the truth you don't have to have a good memory. >>> in a few minutes, we'll be talking with former governor, ohio governor ted strictionland, co-chair of president obama's re-election campaign. some of these leaked tapes as well
they're exhausted, very tired of dealing with the mitt romney fallout, between the statements about libya, between the politico article and this, they're tired of having to respond to these process questions. they're trying to move on and reboot but don't get the chance to. >> we keep talking about this. we should be talking about something else. >> that's called spin. >> the thing i would say is that they have had a problem driving a message this whole time. it is not just...